News all about the latest retro arcade cabinets we make and developments
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Bobble Bobble Arcade Game
A Fantastic Game the first time I saw game where you could collect letters to make a word "EXTEND" bonuses and extra lifes
You have to guide the two hero's Bub and Bob through 100 levels of adventure to rescue their girlfriends
TIPS
The EXTEND letters appear on stages where the bubble can float from the bottom of the screen.
always pop as many bubbles with monsters inside at the same time as you can WHY?
The EXTEND letters appear according to the number of monsters you kill at the same time on the stage before the current one you are on.
all bubbles on the screen turn into fruit if the hundreds and tens of your score are the same when you kill the last monster on the current stage
Secrets sourced form various places off the net
These codes must be entered on the title screen showing Bubble Bobble written inside a cloud.
BUBBLE JUMP BUBBLE JUMP BUBBLE JUMP RIGHT 1P-the screen will say original game mode and you will get the bonus doors whether you die or not.
LEFT JUMP LEFT 1P LEFT BUBBLE LEFT 1P- it will say power up at the bottom of the screen and you will have fast feet and fast bubbles
1P JUMP BUBBLE LEFT RIGHT JUMP 1P RIGHT- You play the game with the monsters from the first 50 screens in the last 50 and visa-versa.
High Score table cheats
At the end of a game enter the initials below, They mainly effect the second bonus object that appears on the first set. The best way to see these rewards is to bubble trap the first 3 monsters and wait for the second bonus to appear, get the bonus and then blow as many bubbles as you can to get the maximum points available.
KTT beer-turns bubbles into pizzas at end of level, what a perfect match !!!
... Knife-flying cakes/beer/etc across the screen, turn enemies into 6k diamonds
MTJ coke can-flying cakes/beer/etc across the screen, turn enemies into 6k diamonds
SEX pitch fork-flying cakes/beer/etc across the screen, turn enemies into 6k diamonds
TAK octopus-turns bubbles into X's at end of level
STR flamingo-turns bubbles into smiling turd at end of level
Monday, 29 October 2012
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Arcade table Charity Auction!
Arcade machine charity auction
Earlier
this year we ran the London marathon to raise money for Cancer Research
not only did we run 26.2 miles we donated a coin operated Classic 60
arcade table. This machine went around Cardiff raising money for Cancer
Research Wales for £1 a play.
We are now auctioning the machine off for one final push
We are now auctioning the machine off for one final push
ebay link
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130767965538
UPDATE
WE RAISED OVER £2000 IN TOTAL FOR CHARITY
P.S I wasn't too happy to find out paypal and mission fish took a 4% cut of the ebay charity auction total
tut tut..
Saturday, 15 September 2012
Antique Leather arcade video uploaded
Antique Leather arcade we were hand finishing today, customer already has two leather and chrome chairs to match, nice!
Friday, 14 September 2012
Mortal Kombat Arcade Cabinet
Mortal Kombat custom Arcade Cabinet!
Mortal Kombat Arcade Cabinet custom built |
its able to play Mortal Kombat 1, 2 and 3 in wide screne format! |
this took us weeks of design, finsihed in Carbon fibre, with a custom
neon dragon, analogue joystick, trackball, illuminated buttons,
steering wheel and pedals add on kit, spinner control, 26" LCD screen
and light gun! All driven by a super powerful Quad core system
it really was breath taking
Oak finish arcade tables
We have been working on a stunning natural oak arcade table, This was to go in a games room with other oak funiture. looks like the original american pacman tables
oak wood finish arcade table |
oak wood finish pacman table |
Rare Space Invaders Fruit Machine!
Picked up a very rare Japanese Space Invaders Fruit machine today
apparently there are on 2 of these were imported into the UK and converted for UK coins.
you tube video
http://youtu.be/mMeJbtClQm0
Space invaders Fruit Machine
Catagory D
apparently there are on 2 of these were imported into the UK and converted for UK coins.
you tube video
http://youtu.be/mMeJbtClQm0
Space invaders Fruit Machine
Catagory D
Monday, 20 August 2012
Space Invaders Cheat
Custom built Space Invader
very proud of this one, it plays 60 classic games all on one machine!
SPACE INVADERS CHEAT
got this from KLOV.com
"FURRER" trick allows you to get 300 points per mystery ship every time.
It has to do with the way the random number generator works - at the
beginning of every board count 22 shots whether you hit an invader or
not. Wait for the mystery ship. Shoot once to hit it to earn 300 pts.
Now count 14 shots. Wait again for the mystery ship. Shoot once at it
for another 300 pts. count 14 shots and repeat for the rest of the
level. once on the new level, start again at 22 and repeat to 14. This
trick was invented by Eric Furrer who to this day holds the Stratford
Record for non-stop Space Invaders play -- 38 hours and 37 minutes and an accumulation of 1,114,000 points 111 roll overs, averaging three rolls an hour.
Mystery
Ship Shot Deflection: On the fifth wave of invaders, the second mystery
ship will deflect your shot with the rarely heard "deflection shot" a
shot played backwards.
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Operation Wolf Arcade
Had the Operation wolf and Lethal Enforcers arcade machines arrive today.
both non working machines full of cob webs inside!!! It will take a few weeks of work to get these running.
Nice to see Taito Operation Wolf cabinet again, always liked that game, first had it on the Commodore 64, it never used to load properly dispite waiting for an age for it to load on tape!
interestingly both these machines have the monitor screen facing upwards
and its the mirror reflection you are looking at. same trick i used in
Midways Space Invader cabinet in 1984 when i opened the back door.
There are two operation wolf cabinets available I have the UK version I believe which is the lower one here. i think it maybe just screen size being the difference
Thursday, 5 July 2012
Dragon's Lair
I remember playing Dragon's Lair around the time of 1984 at Barry Island in Wales it was actually the same arcade that the fictional charactor Nessa played by Ruth Jones in Gavin and Stacy worked in the show.
I recall seeing the aracde for the first time and was blown away by the
amazing animation!! it was near the Spy Hunter Arcade another great game.
Looking at the graphics it seemed to good to be true was this really a game!! I was used to buying home computer games for my Dragon 32k and Commodore 64k and being impressed with the cassette cover artwork portraying the game and always disapointed how the game looked on the screen nothing like the cover!
The animation was mainly done by Disney's Don Bluth which took 6 years to draw! the voices were the actual animators too. I was also blown away by the price per go £1 !! thats a fortune back then when most games were 10p I could buy an ice cream and bag of chips for a £1 back then!
I still had a go and straight away was totaly confused at the game play or lack of I should say!
To anyone that hasn't played this game before it runs of a laser disc, its actually just a series of video animation clips you have to push buttons and move the joystick in the correct direction at certain points during the fast paced scenes. The timing has to be pretty precise from what i recall you get a time frame of a second and most of the time you just die. If you hit the control in time it moves to the next scene where straight away you have to a gain make a split second decision. The game is extremely hard! if i remember correctly the next time you have a go the scenes are not in the same order so the next time you are learning again. very frustrating
i've not played this game since 1984 but
the animation and sound is timeless on this game, a really work of art
Its one of those games if you did played it back then you will never forget it
I don't think it was as popular in the UK as it should of been due to laser disc reliability issues, the cost per play and the lack of game play that
confused many.
still its a ground breaking game that has stood the test of time
DVD version fot his game are available on ebay for under £10 well worth buying a copy
i'm looking forward getting to run on my arcade, its very tricky to setup!
it is now available on the iphone/ipad but reviews say it is a bad port and nothing like the arcade version
it is now available on the iphone/ipad but reviews say it is a bad port and nothing like the arcade version
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Killer Instinct Game 1994
killer instinct arcade cabinet 1994
I was playing Killer Instinct tonight, I missed this game first time around in the arcades in 94. A pretty knifty fluid fighting game very much like mortal kombat Midway, Nintendo and rareware were behind it. lovely looking early 90's style cabinet!
Friday, 29 June 2012
The amazing Arcade Protector add on!
Ever wanted to play retro games in front of an family audience?
with this new projector port add on you can turn of the lights and play any game on a huge scale!
great fun great for competitions!!
The Stunning Space Invader Look Finish
so proud to have finished this Space Invader themed arcade machine based on the Taito Space invader artwork, looks so retro!
brings back memories of the 80's when we used to have one of these machines
more info at www.ultimatearcadecabinets.co.uk
Space invader table custom built
Space invader machine custom built
brings back memories of the 80's when we used to have one of these machines
more info at www.ultimatearcadecabinets.co.uk
Space invaders table
Space invader table custom built
Space invader machine custom built
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Latest Arcade Project Underway
currently working on two amazing cabinet projects, one table and one upright. very complex and difficult builds. my head already hurts and they are only in the early design stages!
i can't say anything more at the moment its all top secret hush hush..but i'll post photos when they are ready.
I have tried to put an RSS blog feed on the site, hope it works
I have tried to put an RSS blog feed on the site, hope it works
Super Side Tracker Arcade Finished!
WOW photo of the latest super tracker table with side control , trackerball and illuminated buttons!
allows the user to play both horizontal and vertical games. the menu changes orientation to suit which way you are sitting! awesome machines, greta for street fighter, euro 92 football, double dragon etc..
AWESOME!
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Atari Battlezone Arcade 1980
A game from Atari in 1980 which had a very
unique and special arcade cabinet
two versions of the arcade came out one of which you stood on a step and peered through some periscope style device to play the game. Its possibly the first ever 3D vector game that came out.
Being a fan of the original machine we paid homage to it by building this one off machine.
it took 4 months to design and build with an update on the artwork to match the look of the game more than the original artwork did.
Complete 3D screen surround, two sheets of glass at different angles to give the 3D effect depth
The control panel is fitted with two dual trigger joysticks and 6 buttons each.
http://www.ultimatearcadecabinets.co.uk/one_off_special_arcade_machines.htm
two versions of the arcade came out one of which you stood on a step and peered through some periscope style device to play the game. Its possibly the first ever 3D vector game that came out.
Being a fan of the original machine we paid homage to it by building this one off machine.
it took 4 months to design and build with an update on the artwork to match the look of the game more than the original artwork did.
Complete 3D screen surround, two sheets of glass at different angles to give the 3D effect depth
The control panel is fitted with two dual trigger joysticks and 6 buttons each.
http://www.ultimatearcadecabinets.co.uk/one_off_special_arcade_machines.htm
FINALLY UPDATED THE WESBITE
new website design http://wwwultimatearcadecabinets.co.uk
Monday, 19 March 2012
PLATFORM EXPO
great weekend at the platform expo, so much interest and our show was very popular.
we constantly had people playing the on the cabinets with great feedback about our quality
photos now at http://www.ultimatearcadecabinets.co.uk/gallery.html
we constantly had people playing the on the cabinets with great feedback about our quality
photos now at http://www.ultimatearcadecabinets.co.uk/gallery.html
Thursday, 8 March 2012
LATEST RETRO TRIVIA
some classic arcade trivia that i have picked up over the years and some original flyers, i love looking back at this!check out this link for of trivia
arcade machines
arcade machines
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
PLATOFORM EXPO 2012
Just
a reminder Ultimate Arcade Cabinets will be at the Platform Expo 2012
March 17th & 18th in Hull university. Come along and say hello, we
will be bringing some retro arcade machines with us for you to play on
for FREE! http://www.platformexpos.com/ events/platform-2012/
TRON ARCADE PHOTOS
Here is an arcade machine we did with a special tron joystick, including lit up fire buttons! this machine looked awesome!
THE BLOG STARTS
Thought id start a blog , with regular updates on the retro arcade machines I produce at http://www.ultimatearcadecabinets.co.uk these cabinets allow you to install retro game emulators allowing you to play games like pacman, space invaders,defender etc... we pride ourselves on qulaity and custom finishes
great fun if you remember these games when growing up.
we have many new developments coming along so this blog is a good place to keep up todate with news
great fun if you remember these games when growing up.
we have many new developments coming along so this blog is a good place to keep up todate with news
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